Image series 27 / 2015: Roberta Breitmore

Lynn Hershman Leeson, real and virtual

28 June 2015
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By: Bettina Pfleging

In the 1970s the American media artist Lynn Hershman Leeson designed with “Roberta Breitmore” a fictional character, which combined art and reality. Partly represented by herself, partly represented by other actresses, Roberta took part in real life in real time and simulated images of society of the time. The topics of her work include various modes of surveillance and cyber-identity as well as the relationship between man and machine and between real and virtual world.
The comprehensive retrospective provides an overview of all creative phases of Lynn Hershman Leeson and presents the most recent productions of the artist.